The Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation will, after receiving confirmation and relevant information, temporarily suspend the recognition of university diplomas obtained at universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina that are covered by the investigations of the authorities there, until the proceedings are completed, in order to protect the public interest of the Government of Montenegro.
This is one of the conclusions of the Government adopted at the proposal of the Ministry.
The government, the Ministry announced, tasked the Ministry of Justice to, in cooperation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs through international legal assistance and international police assistance, obtain information from the competent authorities of BiH which institutions of higher education are covered by the investigation of the competent prosecutor's office of BiH and SIPA, as well as whether there are Montenegrin citizens among the persons included in the investigation who obtained diplomas illegally.
"The interdepartmental working group is aware from the means of information that the competent prosecutor's office of BiH and the State Agency for Investigation and Protection (SIPA) are conducting an intensive investigation to expose the illegal sale and issuance of educational documents at private institutions of higher education in the area of Banja Luka, Mostar and Brčko District in Also, according to foreign media, at certain institutions of higher education that are covered by the investigation, at least 49 diplomas were issued to people who illegally bought diplomas, in a very small amount or even did not participate in the education process, as well as for most often paid amounts of several thousand euros for the purchase of illegal diplomas," said the Ministry of Education.
The government, on the proposal of the Interdepartmental Working Group, also adopted a conclusion obliging all ministries and local self-governments, as well as institutions and bodies founded by the state, to obtain and submit to the Interdepartmental Working Group data on employees and structure and within 30 days. level of education.
Bonus video:
